The very best version of Eddie Nketiah may not be enough; the Arsenal star faces two massive games in which a Gabriel Jesus imitation may be the only way to prevent a new striker signing in January.
Poor old Eddie Nketiah. He signed a new five-year contract in June, two weeks before the Gunners signed Jesus. Nketiah was almost certainly aware when he signed his new deal that the club would be bringing in competition for his position, and he’s not stupid – he will have known that the new signing would likely be first choice ahead of him. But he will have agreed to stay at the club on the proviso that he was the next cab up on the rank.
Nketiah secured his future at Arsenal through his five goals in seven games at the end of last season. But the next few weeks – possibly just the next two games before the January transfer window opens – could determine what that future will look like. If he’s in the XI, these two games are huge for Nketiah. How well does he need to play to prevent a new striker arriving in January? Is it about how well he plays or morehe plays? Goals would be great – and is the sort of “quality” that even Jesus has struggled to provide more recently – but Arteta is clearly looking for more than that. He covets a striker that hassles defenders, holds the ball up, runs with it, provides space for others and brings those others into play.
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